Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
7 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. currently manages 7 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 7 pending office actions are distributed across 4 distinct art units, indicating a focused but multi-disciplinary approach to their patent prosecution. The portfolio involves 5 distinct examiners, which provides the company with a variety of examination perspectives. JACKSON, MONIQUE R is the busiest examiner for this company, handling 3 of the pending office actions. This concentration suggests that nearly half of the current workload is managed by a single individual.
The distribution of matters across 4 distinct art units suggests the company's research in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals spans several specific regulatory classifications. With 5 distinct examiners involved, the company encounters a variety of examination styles. JACKSON, MONIQUE R handles 3 pending office actions, which represents a significant portion of the active docket. Practitioners should monitor the specific requirements of the various art units to ensure consistency. This strategy may help in navigating the examination process effectively to secure the company's intellectual property assets.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (14%) |
| §103 only | 1 (14%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (43%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (29%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 3 | 34.9% | +44.1% |
| CHI, AMANDA LYNN | 1 | — | — |
| SHTERENGARTS, SAMANTHA L | 1 | 79.5% | +8.0% |
| SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W | 1 | 41.3% | -18.9% |
| KUCHARCZK, JED A | 1 | 80.2% | +16.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18272001 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INSECTS IN CROP PLANTS, SEEDS AND COMPOSITION | KUCHARCZK, JED A | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18577516 | NOVEL POLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAME, AND MOLDED BODY THEREOF | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | — |
| 18696194 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 2-HETEROARYLPYRIDINE COMPOUND | SHTERENGARTS, SAMANTHA L | — |
| 18576470 | NOVEL (METH)ACRYLAMIDE POLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, AND MOLDED BODY THEREOF | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18840604 | DIPHENYL(METH)ACRYLAMIDE-CONTAINING THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREFROM | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | — |
| 18577516 | NOVEL POLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAME, AND MOLDED BODY THEREOF | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | — |
| 18576470 | NOVEL (METH)ACRYLAMIDE POLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, AND MOLDED BODY THEREOF | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | — |
| 18272001 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INSECTS IN CROP PLANTS, SEEDS AND COMPOSITION | KUCHARCZK, JED A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1787 | 3 |
| 1623 | 2 |
| 1613 | 1 |
| 1616 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18840604 | DIPHENYL(METH)ACRYLAMIDE-CONTAINING THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREFROM | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 1787 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18577516 | NOVEL POLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAME, AND MOLDED BODY THEREOF | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 1787 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18839991 | METHOD FOR REDUCING OR PREVENTING EFFECT OF SALT STRESS ON PLANT | CHI, AMANDA LYNN | 1613 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18696194 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 2-HETEROARYLPYRIDINE COMPOUND | SHTERENGARTS, SAMANTHA L | 1623 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18576470 | NOVEL (METH)ACRYLAMIDE POLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, AND MOLDED BODY THEREOF | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 1787 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18557024 | AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITION | SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W | 1616 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 18272001 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INSECTS IN CROP PLANTS, SEEDS AND COMPOSITION | KUCHARCZK, JED A | 1623 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
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